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What happened
Lucy Borja, while directing an HIV/AIDS-prevention program, began visiting Peru's juvenile detention centers and learned children faced daily threats of violence, kidnapping, and exploitation on Lima's streets. When two boys asked for a safe place to sleep, she opened her office; word spread and more children arrived. Profiled in David Batstone's "Not For Sale," her response grew into Generación (Casa Generación), which has since served thousands of at-risk children and youth exploited or vulnerable to trafficking in Lima. Accused: Street exploitation networks and traffickers preying on unaccompanied children in Lima.
Response and intervention
Lucy Borja's outreach beginning with shelter in her own office. Not a law enforcement case; a grassroots protection response. Generación provides ongoing shelter, education, and family reunification services in Lima.